Barber&#39;s memorandum and cash-drawer.



No. 756,825. P ATENTBD APR. 12, 1904.

L. A. BUGKLIN.

BARBBRS MBMURANDUM AND CASH DRAWER.

APPLIGATION FILED JUNI: 1, 1903.

No MODEL.

Patented April 12, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

LEWIS A. BUCKLIN, OF NASHUA, IOWA.

BARBERS MEMORANDUM AND-CASH-DRAWER.

SPECIFICATION forming .part of Letters Patent No.' 756,825, dated April 12, 1904. I

Application liled June l, 1903. Serial No. 159,718. (No model.)

To all wit/0m it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEWIS A. BUCKLIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Nashua, in the county of Chickasaw and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Barbers Memorandums and Cash-Drawers, of which the following is a specilication.

My invention relates to a combined cashdrawer and memorandum designed especially for barbers use, and has for its objects to vproduce a device of this character which will be simple of construction, efficient in operation, one in which an accurate memorandum of daily vtransactions may Vbe conveniently kept, and one in which the cash-holding compartments will lbe normally closed, but may be readily opened when access thereto is de- Sired.

To these ends the invention comprises the novel details of construction and combination of parts more fully hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings, Figurev l is a perspective view of my improved device applied to a drawer. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section through the same. Fig. 3 is a detail transverse section.

Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates a drawer or other like casing, which may be of any suitable construction or material.

2 is a metal frame composed ofside rails 3 and a rear end connecting-plate 4, which is attached by screws or otherwise to the rear end wall 5 of the casing 1. The rails 3 of the frame are each composed of a pair of telescopic relatively longitudinally movable sections 6 and 7 of which the front section 6 has longitudinal inturned ianges 8, which em! brace the longitudinal edges of the rear section 7 to permit free longitudinal movement of the latter. This construction permits of the adjustment of the frame longitudinally to accord to the length of drawers or-casings of varying lengths and permit ready attachment of the end plate 4, which is carried by the rear sections 7 Vof the rails to the. rear end wall of the casing, thus adapting the device for ready application in use without necessitating the construction of a special size drawer or casing therefor.

The frame 2 sustains at its front end a re- .ceptacle 9, the ends of which are attached in any suitable manner to the outer ends of the front sections 6 of the rail. This receptacle is divided by suitable partitions 10 .into separate compartments 11, which in practice receive coins oibills of diiierent denominations. The front ends of the rail-sections 6 are outturned in alinement with the front wall of the receptacle to form ears 12, which are suitably perforated for attachment of the frame `to the front wall 13 of the casing 1.

The receptacle 9, which constitutes, in fact, a money-till, is normally closed by means of a sliding plate or closure 14, provided upon its longitudinal edges with downwardly and inwardly extending flanges 15, which engage beneath coincident outturned flanges 16, carrieol by the longitudinal rails of the frame 2. This plate, which is slidable longitudinally of the frame for admitting access to the till, is normally locked in closed position by means of a linger 17, formed upon a sheet-metal pencil-holding tube 18, pivoted at its rear end to an ear 19, which extends vertically upward from the plate. The finger 17 normally extends downward through an opening 20 formed through the plate, and engages the rear wall of the till and is moved out of engagement with the latter to permit opening movement of the plate by swinging the pencil-holder upward upon its pivot. The rails 2 of the frame are provided upon their upper edge with raceways 21, which receive antifriction balls or devices 22, interposed between the tops of the rails and the lower face of the plate 14 to permit free sliding movement of the latter.

The plate 14 is providedupon its rear transverse edge with an integral upwardly and inwardly extending flange 23, through which and the plate vertical pins 24 extend for the reception of a memorandum sheet or pad 25, which lies flatly upon the upper face of the plate. This memorandum pad or sheet is ruled into longitudinal columns or spaces which are subdivided by transverse lines, the longitudinal columns being headed to indicate the chair-number, the date, total cash, debtor, creditor, and total, under which headings is entered, respectively, the day of the month,

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the total cash receipts for the day, the daily debits and credits, and the sum-total of both for the day. The memorandum is provided beneath the longitudinal columns with a blank space for remarks, in which may be entered the various daily expenditures, thus permitting an accurate memorandum being kept of the various daily transactions.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I produce a device ofl comparatively simple construction which is admirably adapted 'lor the attainment of the ends in view, and it is to be understood that I do not limit myself' to the precise details of construction herein shown and described, inasmuch as minor changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is l. The combination with a longitudinallyextensible frame, of a till carried thereby, a closure slidably connected with the frame and operable for closing the till, and means for locking the closure in its closed position.

2. The combination with a easing, of' a frame disposed therein and provided with a till, a closure slidably connected with the frame and operable for closing the till, said closure having an aperture, and means for locking the closure in its closed position comprising a pencil-holding member pivoted to the closure and a linger associated with the member and extending through the aperture f'or engagement with the wall of' the till.

3. The combination with a casing, of' a frame disposed therein and provided with outwardlyextending longitudinal anges, a till carried by the frame, a closure-plate having downwardly and inwardly extending flanges slidably engaging the flanges on the frame, said plate being operable for normally closing the till, and means for locking the plate in its closed position.

4. The combination with a casing, of a frame disposed therein and provided with o utwardiyextending longitudinal flanges, a till carried by the frame, a closure-plate having downwardly and inwardly extending flanges slidably engaging the flanges on the frame, saidplate being operable f'or normally closing the till and provided with an aperture, and means for locking the plate in its closed position comprising a pivoted member provided with a Enger extending through the aperture for engagement with the wall of the till.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aiiixcd my signature in the presence of two witnesses.`

LEIVIS A. BUCKIN.

Witnesses:

LIrMAn Lovn, A. E. DYE. 

